Moniquirá weather in August

In August, Moniquirá sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 261 mm of rain across 28.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Moniquirá's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moniquirá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
5th coldest
Rainfall
261 mm
28.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:53 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
88%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical August day in Moniquirá reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12312
22312
32312
42312
52312
62312
72312
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122212
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Moniquirá weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 12°912211.74.7
Feb22° / 12°11522.611.84.3
Mar22° / 12°19128.9123.7
Apr22° / 13°31129.612.13.4
May22° / 13°37830.912.33.3
Jun22° / 12°28229.312.33.4
Jul22° / 12°26229.612.33.5
Aug22° / 12°26128.812.23.6
Sep22° / 12°30729.3123.4
Oct22° / 12°29530.811.93.3
Nov21° / 12°19928.511.73.5
Dec22° / 12°1212511.74.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9694
10694
11694
12694
13694
14595
15595
16595
17595
18496
19496
20496
21496
22496
23496
24496
25496
26595
27595
28595
29595
30595
31595

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Moniquirá gets around 261 mm of rain over 28.8 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 93% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
194
293
393
493
593
693
793
892
992
1092
1192
1292
1392
1492
1593
1693
1793
1893
1993
2094
2194
2294
2394
2494
2594
2694
2795
2895
2995
3095
3195

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
13763
23763
33862
43862
53862
63862
73862
83862
93862
103763
113763
123763
133664
143664
153565
163565
173466
183367
193367
203268
213268
223268
233268
243268
253268
263169
273169
283070
293070
302971
312872

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
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294calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:536:08
212.35:536:08
312.35:536:08
412.25:536:08
512.25:536:07
612.25:536:07
712.25:536:07
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2612.15:526:00
2712.15:516:00
2812.15:515:59
2912.15:515:59
3012.15:515:58
3112.15:515:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.38 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in August across the year — August's 5.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
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265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Moniquirá?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Moniquirá.

What to pack for Moniquirá in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Moniquirá sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Moniquirá in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Moniquirá peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 16Dec 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Moniquirá in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Moniquirá is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1729 µg/m³Jul 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Moniquirá?

Moniquirá sits at 5.9°N, 73.6°W, 1,671 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Barbosa, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Moniquirá

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Moniquirá.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moniquirá has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 m around an average of 1,802 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,711 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,117 m.

The land around Moniquirá is covered by trees (69%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
525 m
16 km
1,711 m
80 km
4,117 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Barbosa 8.0 km · Vélez 19 km · Chiquinquirá 40 km · Tunja 44 km · Duitama 60 km · Cimitarra 64 km · Villa de San Diego de Ubaté 69 km · Sogamoso 73 km

Colombia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,562
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
74%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
15.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 480
Religion
Roman Catholic 64%Protestant 17%none 14%atheist 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Moniquirá (5.8764°, -73.5728°, elevation 1,671 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).